| Circuit Court for Prince George's County, MD |
Associate
Judge, November 1996 to present
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| District Court for Prince George's County, MD |
Associate Judge, first African
American woman appointed to the District Court for Prince
George's County, Maryland, June, 1993 ? October, 1996 |
| State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MD |
Assistant State's Attorney,
1984 to 1988
Chief, Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit from 1987 to 1988 |
| County Attorney's Office
for Prince George's County, MD |
Deputy County Attorney,
June 1988 to 1996
First African American woman to serve as Deputy County
Attorney in Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Legal Aid Bureau, Baltimore
City, MD |
Reginald Heber Smith Fellow,
1982 to 1984
Represented clients in contested and non-contested divorce,
custody, adoption and other domestic matters. |
| Law School |
JD, Howard University School
of Law, May, 1982
Masters of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University
Law Center, May, 1987 |
| Undergraduate |
BS, Morgan State University,
Cum Laude Honors, May 1979 |
| Memberships/Acknowledgements |
President, J. Franklyn
Bourne Bar Assoc, 1991
Member of
- J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Prince George's County Bar Association
- National Bar Association
Legal career has been devoted to public service
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| Personal Information |
Born on December 16, 1957
in Washington, DC
Married to Timothy J. Adams
One stepdaughter, Tiara Adams |